PGCE Art and Design (11-18)
FAQs
Level:
PGCE
GTTR Code:
W1X1
Duration:
One year full-time
Location:
The programme is taught at the Canterbury Campus but a
significant amount of time is spent in school.
All PGCEs include the option of studying for a
Postgraduate Certificate with Masters Level Credits or a
Professional Graduate Certificate
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Subject Studies in Art & Design involves work in two related strands: practical concept-based workshops and lecture/seminars, which together enable student teachers to develop a clear personal rationale, and practical strategies for teaching Art & Design in the Secondary phase.
In the practical workshops, student teachers examine and explore key concepts which underpin the National Curriculum for Art and which will enable them to relate their experience and expertise to the needs of young people, schools and public examinations by inquiring into and challenging their own assumptions and patterns of thinking and working. Student teachers read widely and are encouraged to share their views, findings and experiences through group seminars and presentations.
The practical workshop and the lecture/seminar programmes seek to develop student teachers’ knowledge and understanding of major contemporary issues in Art & Design education, e.g. the role of critical and contextual studies in art and design; Art & Design and its relation to technology; multicultural, class and gender issues. The programmes make use of a range of visiting speakers, visits to galleries, museums, studios and sites of interest, offering students a broad range of experiences.
You are encouraged to continue with your own practice as the course believes that your personal development as a practitioner is a vital key in informing your work within the classroom. The University’s operating hours offers students extensive access to studio and research facilities.
Facilities for PGCE students include two dedicated specialist Art & Design studios to facilitate a wide range of 2D and 3D activities. ICT facilities in the studios include a dedicated networked computer suite, interactive white boards and data projectors. The University has an excellent, well-resourced learning centre that enables you access to a very wide range of publications, CDs and tapes, videos and visual resources.
The Art & Design course has links with an art teacher’s organisation in Chicago, offering students the opportunity to develop projects, visits and exchanging of information with colleagues from the USA. During the course there is also the opportunity for you to take part in a European study visit with the emphasis on personal development.
How to Apply
Applications for the full-time PGCE 7-14 and 11-18 are made electronically via the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) www.gttr.ac.uk
There is no general closing date, but each programme or subject pathway is closed when it becomes fully subscribed. Early application is strongly advised, both because some subject programmes fill quickly, and because it will help you to plan for your PGCE course if you can get early confirmation of a place.
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